Morenazi (from Spanish moreno, meaning "having tanned or dark skin" and Nazi) or morenaryan are derogatory terms to describe non-white,[1] or more directly mixed race[1] and black neo-Nazis,[2] who show support or sympathy for Nazism, Nazi Germany, the personality cult of Adolf Hitler[2] and more directly white supremacism.[3]
Term
editThe term emerged after World War II, after the discourse of white racial purity managed to creep in with some nationalist movements critical of the republican democratic system in Latin America. Morenazis display the stereotypical ideals of the North American and European branches of neo-Nazism: racist discourses, specifically antisemitic,[4] of the racial superiority of whites,[4] conspiracy theories such as the persecution of whites, and the repudiation of non-white immigrants.
Arguments in favor of Nazism among non-whites
editPeople labeled as morenazis have argued that they sympathize with Nazism because of their "defense" of traditionalism, homeland, political historical revisionism and anti-Zionism.[3] In addition to their xenophobic discourse, it has been recorded that morenazi groups, also show homophobia, transphobia and anti-communism, so that for some they are part of the extreme right.
On December 1, 2022, American rapper Kanye West praised Adolf Hitler on InfoWars, saying "every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler", "I love Jewish people but I also love Nazis", "There's a lot of things that I love about Hitler; a lot of things", "I like Hitler", and "I am a Nazi".[5][6]
In September 2024 during the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election, CNN reported that Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson used antisemitic slurs on pornographic forums from 2008–2012. In those posts, Robinson identified as a "Black Nazi" and voiced support for Adolf Hitler.[7]
When confronted with social media scrutiny, some of these same morenazis have backtracked on their incongruous ideas, disbanded, and expressed that they will engage in self-reflection to correct their errors.[8]
Relationship with white neo-Nazism
editFor neo-Nazi groups in North America and Europe, morenazis are not part of neo-Nazism, since they are not considered white outside their countries of origin. The position of the racist portal Stormfront when consulted was:
There is no such thing as National Socialist blood, what exists is Caucasian blood, and only Caucasians can be National Socialists.[This quote needs a citation]
Critics
editThe Israeli newspaper Enlace Judío, in Spanish, made a report called Los morenazis: con la suástica por dentro, about neo-Nazism in Mexico, where the interviewer of Jewish origin describes the morenazis as totally ignoring the issue of racism in white supremacist neo-Nazi circles:[9]
I tried to visualize that chubby, doe-eyed, dark skinned man on Aryan Propaganda posters or marching in the imposing military parades of the Third Reich (...) I wondered if the guy was unaware of the fact that Mexican immigrants were among the favorite victims of neo-Nazis in the United States.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Jóvenes panistas crean organización neonazi Publicado el 30 de junio de 2014. Consultado el 22 de julio de 2019.
- ^ a b Morenazis. Archived 2019-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Publicado el 12 de junio de 2013. Consultado el 22 de julio de 2019.
- ^ a b Acción Juvenil y PAN Jalisco se deslindan de jóvenes neonazis. Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Publicado el 30 de junio de 2014. Consultado el 22 de julio de 2019.
- ^ a b Coluuumna dedicada, a los morenazis. Consultado el 22 de julio de 2019.
- ^ "Kanye West praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi in unhinged interview". The Times of Israel. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Levin, Bess (December 2022). "Kanye West, Donald Trump's Dining Companion, Tells Alex Jones, "I'm a Nazi," Lists Things He Loves About Hitler". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; Steck, Em (September 19, 2024). "'I'm a black NAZI!': NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum". CNN. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "Un "error" nuestra admiración a la "ideología neonazi": jóvenes panistas". animalpolitico.com. 3 July 2014.
- ^ Volovich, Ari (2016-06-04). "Los morenazis: con la suástica por dentro". Enlace Judío (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-19.